New to this Fifth Edition:
Michael Smith from the University of Connecticut
joins as coauthor for the Fifth Edition
Contains 20,000 valuable, selected references to
the primary literature–5,000 new to this edition
40 entirely new sections covering the most
important developments in organic chemistry since the previous edition
Updated illustrations of molecular structures

Editorial Review

The "March" is a useful and extensive book, in order to receive a fast
overview of topics of the organic chemistry. Literature references help
to find relevant, profound articles.

As a textbook, it does contain too much information, and current new
up-to-date reactions are not included. But the March earned due to its
topic varieties and balance, and the numerously existing key words quite
the descriptor "Encyclopedia". And a good encyclopedia belongs into the
bookshelf of every organic chemist!